Mommy，We Got a Husband
Chapter 446 Big Gap Between Us

Right now, Rowena was dealing with a threatened miscarriage. She felt extremely guilty, like she was making everything worse. "Alaric's fine."

When Rowena said that earlier, Stellan really wanted to rush home to check on Alaric.

But then she remembered that night when Alaric was in a bad mood and chose to stay in the car instead of going home. So, maybe he just needed some alone time now too? Knowing Alaric, even if she went back, he'd probably just send her back to take care of Rowena. So, she decided to stay put.

If he was really feeling bad, Mia would let her know, and she could go back then.

"Stellan, I'm at the hospital now. If anything happens, I'll call the nurse. You don't need to stay here with me; Mr. Knight is more important," Rowena said, feeling sorry. "It's fine." Stellan put down her phone and went back to the companion bed.

Seeing her like that, Rowena couldn't help but ask, "Stellan, what's on your mind?"

Something on her mind?

Actually, she was pretty upset. Since no one else was around, Stellan decided to spill.

"Rowena, I don't know if I'm overthinking, but ever since Marigold passed away, I feel like there's been a subtle change between me and Alaric."

Stellan continued, "It's not obvious. He still treats me well, and I still love him a lot, but there's this feeling, like a big gap has formed between us." Right after Marigold passed away, Stellan had mentioned this to Rowena.

Back then, Rowena thought Stellan was just overthinking. But now, after all this time, she realized Stellan might have been right; a woman's intuition is usually spot on. "Why do you feel that way? Any specific changes?" Rowena asked.

"Alaric keeps a lot to himself now. He doesn't want to talk about stuff or show his low moods. Does that count? It should, right?"

This made Stellan feel like she wasn't a good wife. As his wife, she should share all his emotions, but he didn't want to talk to her about them anymore.

"Also, lately, he hasn't been sleeping well. He keeps having nightmares about Marigold. When he wakes up, he's momentarily disoriented but quickly recovers and doesn't mention it to me."

At this point, Stellan sighed deeply and continued, "Actually, it's understandable. He had already cut ties with Marigold for my sake. They weren't in contact anymore, and it was my own foolishness.

Stellan added, "Even though I didn't push her, she died because of me. Every day Alaric sees me, he thinks of his mother. Seeing me, his mother's killer, must be really painful for him, right?"

At this point, Stellan started to cry. She really understood Alaric and knew he had this love-hate conflict towards her.

Seeing Stellan cry, Rowena quickly hugged her and comforted her, "From Mr. Knight's perspective, it indeed makes his heart conflicted. After all, it's still a short time. Give it some more time, and he will really forget. It will be fine." Will he really forget? That's his mom we're talking about. Even though Marigold was ruthless to everyone else, she loved Alaric dearly.

Every time he sees her, he can't help but think of his mom's death. Will he really forget completely?

"Rowena, I really regret it. I don't want things to be like this. I don't want to lose Alaric. I love him so much, really love him."

As Stellan spoke, she couldn't hold back her emotions anymore. Rowena quickly comforted her. "No, no, you two have such a good relationship. How can that happen? It will pass. Everything will pass." "Okay." Stellan nodded.

"If you feel bad now, just cry it out. You'll feel better after crying."

After Rowena said this, Stellan couldn't hold it in and burst into tears. After crying, she really felt much better.

"Sorry, Rowena. You're the patient now, and I'm making you comfort me." Stellan looked at the time; it was already the middle of the night.

"Get some sleep. Pregnant women shouldn't stay up late," Stellan said.

"Okay, let's sleep together. No more crying after this, just have a good sleep." Stellan nodded, then turned off the light, got into bed, and closed her eyes.

That night, she naturally didn't sleep well, and Alaric didn't sleep at all.

He was really scared of facing the result.

He had Silas dig deep into Hestia's background. She was just an ordinary farmer's kid with no connections. She started working as a maid at The Knight Manor before she was twenty and had been there ever since. Plus, Marigold was always strict with the maids at home. They basically had no personal space, and besides work, Hestia had no social life.

Alaric wondered, 'Was she bribed by someone? Who could it be?'

'If she wasn't bribed, could what she said be true? If it was true, then...'

Thinking of this, Alaric couldn't help but shiver. No, it can't be true. Galatea wouldn't lie to him, wouldn't...

Given the current situation, it's all hearsay with no solid proof. So, he left the investigation to Neil, hoping Neil would give him a fact-based truth. Early the next morning, Alaric got up. Lying in bed all night without sleeping was really uncomfortable.

He suddenly thought of something and called Silas from the landline.

"Mr. Knight."

"Keep a close watch on Hestia. After I'm done with these two days, I want to see her. Don't lose track of her," Alaric instructed. "Will do."

After calling Silas, he made another call, this time to Cormac.

Now, Griffon's funeral was being handled solely by Cormac; no one else could help.

"Have you set the date for the funeral?" Alaric asked.

"Tomorrow," Cormac said. "Given his awkward status in life, I don't want to make a fuss, so I'll quietly have it buried in secret." "Okay, I'll come to see you tomorrow."

"You don't need to come. I can handle it alone," Cormac said.

"I'm fine now and have nothing to do at home. Send me the address for Griffon's funeral later."

"Alright then." Since Alaric wanted to come, let him come. "I'll send you the address later."